Nathaniel Hansen is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and media artist. His directed works include nationally broadcast commercials, short and feature-length documentaries, short narrative films, episodic television, web-based media, and ethnographic film. His extensive background in theater, cultural studies and anthropology informs his creative work, often pushing him to take on and examine difficult sociocultural, ethical and moral issues.
His strong storytelling and visual style has attracted commercial clients like Johnson & Johnson, Estee Lauder, MacArthur Foundation grantees, as well as small non-profit organizations and small businesses. He has received praise for his recent documentary short profile series at festivals and online. His documentary film "Into a Heart of Darkness," was recognized for outstanding contribution to ethics in media and his ethnographic footage has been retained by the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. In May 2010, his recent short documentary "Participatory Chinatown" was screened at the White House.
Nathaniel is the owner of boutique production company Salmonrun Media and holds a MA in Media Arts, a BA in Cultural Studies and an AA in Theater. He resides in Boston, MA with his wife Felicity Salmon and their son Asher.
